Legal Opinion
Wells ex rel. Baker v. State
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 8, 2013PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S.,
delivered the opinion of the Court,
in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.
OPINION
A University of Memphis student fell down an elevator shaft while removing artwork following a required University function at property owned by Donald Estes. The student sued Donald Estes and Estes, LLC, the University, and The University of Memphis Foundation. Summary judgment was granted in favor of the Foundation. The jury returned a verdict of $4,103,720.00, and the fault was ultimately allocated as follows: the State 40%; the student 15%; Estes 45%.…
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- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCarley v. West Quality Food ServiceTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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